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Originally Posted by Birgitta-A
in MDS the liver often manage to protect the heart and other organs during several years.
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Hi Birgitta-A,
While this finding is encouraging it also confuses the issue on whether using chelating drugs is an advantage or not in elderly MDS patients, the drug may lead to a deterioration in quality of life and other adverse effects quicker than what they may experience without chelating agents.
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Mother age 79, dx MDS RCMD low risk del 20q April 2013, no response to EPO, Danazol. pRBC tx dependent - 2 units every 3-4 weeks, exjade Dec 2013 - Mar2014, restarted Dec 2014
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